Educational Leader Professional Growth Plan

Goal Statement & Implementation Resources Specific Techniques for

Relationship of Goal to Strategies/Action Outcomes/Achievements Gathering
ISSL Steps/Timeline Evidence

I need to improve my
understanding of
instructional strategies,
particularly in regard to
improving development of
lesson plans and assessment
strategies.
This will fit into ISSL #2,
Culture of Learning.
Specifically, 2c (leadership
in designing more effective
teaching and learning
experiences for all students),
and 2d (monitoring and
evaluating effectiveness of
curriculum, instruction, and
assessment).
My administrators The training is August After the training I will be on the I will develop methods
has agreed to let me 4-7, 2015. My leadership team in my building that for getting feedback
participate in a understanding is that I teaches these techniques to teachers, from the teachers
training on will be provided with arranges time for them to participate in regarding this specific
Collaborative needed materials at the the process, and supports their efforts strategy. In terms of
Inquiry, an initiative training. to implement the procedures. gathering evidence of
our district is my increased
implementing that understanding of
focuses on teaching instructional strategies,
teachers a I will have to work
collaborative process with my mentor to
for examining student determine specific
work. ways to assess this. I
know I will have a
better understanding
after this training and
especially after
participating on this
leadership team, but I
dont know that I can
ever say that I know
enough. My hope is

I need to improve my skills
at having difficult
conversations with teachers.
This will fit into ISSL 3f
(communicates effectively)
and 5c (fosters and
maintains caring
professional relationships
with staff).
Educational Leader Professional Growth Plan
that this will lead me to
having a better grasp
on what I need to learn
next.
Fierce Conversations I will need to acquire I know that I have had a tendency to I have a very close
is a book that is the book Fierce beat around the bush with certain friend and colleague in
regularly referenced Conversations. colleagues. My intention, after reading my building, who I
by administrators this book and implementing the have made agreements
around my district, strategies it suggests, is to reduce the in the past about being
especially when they occurrence of this kind of open, critical friends
are talking about communication in my professional regarding professional
discussing difficult life. matters. I will discuss
issues with school this intended
staff. From what I improvement with her
know about it, this is and ask her to be a
a must-read for me to sounding board for me
improve my when I need to discuss
confidence in clearly my conversations with
communicating with others to make sure I
teachers when I am am on the right path.
worried about their
reactions. I plan to
complete this reading
by the end of summer
2016.
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